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May 2025
Marina Rosenberg Shares Antisemitism Data and Trends During Congressional Hearing


Marina Rosenberg, SVP for International Affairs,
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testified in front of the Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the ongoing threat of global antisemitism. Marina’s testimony included detailed data and analysis about the levels of antisemitic incidents and attitudes around the world, as well as several steps international governments and others can take to combat the threat and ensure Jewish individuals and institutions are better protected.

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>>">Watch Marina’s Full Testimony Here >>>


J7 Meets in Berlin; Issues Annual Report on Antisemitic Trends
The J7 Task Force on Antisemitism, which represents the seven largest Diaspora Jewish communities, was hosted in Berlin by the Central Council for Germany Jewry to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. The Task Force held important discussions on issues related to antisemitism, Holocaust memorialization and education. The group also had a series of high-level meetings with German officials, including President Steinmeier, as well as ceremonial visits to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Berlin Memorial to Six Million Jews.



ADL oversaw the drafting and release of the inaugural
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J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism , documenting sharp increases in antisemitic incidents in the seven largest Diaspora Jewish communities.

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>>">Read the Full J7 Report Here >>>


J7 Statement on Antisemitic DC Attack
Following the
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heinous murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Jewish Museum in DC, the J7 Task Force on Antisemitism
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issued a statement saying the attack is “yet another wake-up call that governments, law enforcement and societies need to take language and threats directed against Jews seriously and ensure Jewish communities worldwide have the security they need.”

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>>">Read the Full J7 Statement Here >>>

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>>">Read ADL’s Report on Anti-Zionists Justifying the Attack >>>


AROUND THE WORLD
Israel and the Middle East


ADL welcomed the release of American-Israeli Edan Alexander who was held captive in Gaza for 584 days, and called for the immediate release of the remaining 58 hostages in Gaza.




ADL’s Board of Directors
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visited the UAE for a series of high-level engagements with Emirati government officials and senior leaders, as well as visits to important sites across the country, including the Manara Center – UAE’s Regional Center for Coexistence – which ADL is a flagship partner.


ADL was horrified by the murder of
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Tzeela Gez by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank as she was on her way to the delivery room, and heartbroken by the death of her
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baby fifteen days after the attack.


ADL
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condemned the hateful chants and violence by a group of Jewish extremists during the annual Jerusalem Day march.


ADL
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expressed deep concern about reports from Syria of murderous attacks targeting the Druze minority, and called on the Syrian government and the international community to protect the Druze and other minorities from further attacks.


Europe


In Berlin, ADL brought together extremism analysts and Jewish community professionals from across Western Europe and the US to discuss anti-Zionist extremists and how to cooperate against them.The group committed to regular consultations, sharing of research and coordinating advocacy campaigns against anti-Zionist extremist organizations.


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welcomed a vote by the EU Parliament to freeze funding to the Palestinian Authority in response to pervasive anti-Israel and antisemitic incitement in textbooks used in Palestinian schools.



Since 2022, ADL has held over 260
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Words to Action workshops for 4,200 Jewish youth, students and young adults in 26 countries and 60 cities across Europe.


To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Ken Jacobson, Deputy National Director,
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wrote about how antisemitism has swept the world once again, and the need to "understand what the fight was about and what is needed to make sure nothing like it ever happens again."


Latin America


In response to recent anti-Israel statements made by Chilean President Boric and growing rumors about a possible rupture in diplomatic relations between Chile and Israel, ADL reached out to the Chilean government and other stakeholders to raise concerns how these actions could foster antisemitism and lead to an increased vulnerability of the Chilean Jewish community.


ADL's Latin America team hosted a Facilitation Fundamentals in Practice training session in Panama for ADL’s Words to Actions facilitators across Latin America. The training, which had participants from 8 cities and 5 countries, offered an in-depth understanding of ADL’s work, its facilitation model, and explored its educational approach to antisemitism.


Over 150 12th-grade students from ORT schools took part in ADL’s Words to Action workshops held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Global


ADL
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welcomed new US sanctions targeting senior officials and financial facilitators of Hezbollah, the Iranian regime’s terror proxy in Lebanon.



ADL
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urged a full investigation into accusations against Karim Kahn, the ICC’s chief prosecutor, which, among other issues, alleged he openly exhibited overt anti-Israel bias in pursuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials.

IA Publications

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Marina Rosenberg on Antisemitism in Europe 80 Years after VE Day (Algemeiner)
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Ken Jacobson on Understanding Post 10/7 Antisemitism (Times of Israel)
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Ken Jacobson on Catholic-Jewish Relations (Times of Israel) International and Spanish Language Interviews on DC Attack:
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Jonathan Greenblatt on Iran International
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Marina Rosenberg on NTN24 Colombia
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Marina Rosenberg on Radio France International
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Marina Rosenberg on BILD Germany
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Liat Altman on DNews Argentina

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